Vol. XXV · No. 39 Top25Rankings.com Est. 2000
The College Polls Gazette

The Top 25

Tuesday, September 22, 2026✦ Football · Men's & Women's Basketball✦ Eleven Polls, Every Week
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Illinois State

Best finish
No. 2
Seasons ranked
22 / 27
Best finish
No. 2 (2025-2026)
Sports
Football · Women's Basketball
Polls
Media · FCS Coaches · FCS Media

Years in the Rankings

Any poll, any sport
Season-final ranking by sport · 2000-2001 – 2026-2027
Football
15101525Football · 2000: final No. 24Football · 2005: final No. 22Football · 2006: final No. 8Football · 2011: final No. 20Football · 2012: final No. 8Football · 2014: final No. 2Football · 2015: final No. 5Football · 2019: final No. 7Football · 2024: final No. 10Football · 2025: final No. 2Football · 2026: final No. 4’00’03’06’09’12’15’18’21’24’26
Each point is Illinois State's rank in that sport's final poll of the season. Lower is better; a gap is a season that sport didn't finish ranked.

A year is lit when Illinois State was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.

2020s5 ranked
2026 Best · No. 3 FB2025 Best · No. 2 FB2024 Best · No. 10 FB2023 Best · No. 22 FB
2022Unranked
2021Unranked
2020 Best · No. 7 FB
2010s10 ranked
2019 Best · No. 6 FB2018 Best · No. 7 FB2017 Best · No. 7 FB2016 Best · No. 5 FB2015 Best · No. 2 FB2014 Best · No. 2 FB2013 Best · No. 10 FB2012 Best · No. 8 FB2011 Best · No. 14 FB2010 Best · No. 19 FB
2000s7 ranked
2009Unranked
2008Unranked
2007 Best · No. 7 FBWomen's2006 Best · No. 3 FB2005 Best · No. 18 FB
2004Unranked
2003 Best · No. 23 FB2002 Best · No. 25 FB2001 Best · No. 16 FB2000 Best · No. 5 FB
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